Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Galaxy  ·  NGC 6822
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NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy), richard bamfield
NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy)
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NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy)

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NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy), richard bamfield
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NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy)

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At a distance of some 1.63 million light years, NGC 6822 (also known as Barnard's Galaxy) is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group. It is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, but lies just outside its virial radius.

Taken with my RC8 back in Aug 2021

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NGC6822 (Bernards Galaxy), richard bamfield